Jerry: I would like to see what you have in your wonderful library on the Moore family. I am researching the Levi Moore/Rachel Haynes line down through Truman Kendall Moore/Elnora Dean Dykes. Thanks for your help! Lisa Moore > Hello list. I am a look up person at the Mercer Co. web site. I have been > collecting information on ALL Mercer Co. families for several years. I have > most of them in my database and with your help maybe I can place the rest of > them. I have the 1850-60-70-80 census, marriage book H and G and those only > cover the years around 1900, 5 county history books, many in Grundy and > Harrison counties and the Wayne Co., Iowa cemetery book, census books for > Grundy, Putnam, Suillivan, in MO and 1850 for Wayne Co., Iowa. I can make a > complete inventory of all family history books and source books in my home > library if anyone one wants one. I am here to help if you need it. Give me a > hollar. Jerry Jones > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Jerry, In the Lineville book, pub. 1994, on Turman Moore, it states his parents were Otto Moore and Flossie (Bates) Moore. My interest is Flossie Bates. I have a picture of my grandparents, Andrew Mock, his wife Beth (Barritt) Mock, son Eli, and EMA BATES is written on the back. 1912. I don't know who Ema Bates was. If she was relation, or just a neighbor. I think she may have been related to Beth (Barritt) Mock, maybe through the Moore family, as Beth's parents were James H. Barritt and Amanda (Wasson) Barritt. The Wasson's did marry into the Moore family, more than once. Hope you, or someone out there can help me with this question. Thanks Mary Yakima, Wa. marylkinney@webtv.net

Is this John Aron Hart who m: Lou-Ella McCullough 19 Oct 1902?? I don't beleive they had any children. Janet Sister in Christ Cousins in Genealogy, For GOD so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-179:26 Researching surnames: Batson, McCullough, Stottlemyre, Long, Banyai, Rasmussen, Hansen, Repase(i), Baker, Minshall, Fiveash, Morris, Kimball, Abney, Keaster, Hufford, Summers, Vestal, Canady, Treat and Charleton. ----- Original Message ----- From: <HartResearcher@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:23 PM Subject: [MOMERCER-L] Black Hawk War > Wanda > > If your Brown relatives who served in the Black Hawk War were the ones who > enlisted from Vermillion Co Illinoisnthen they likely were serving alongside > some of my Hart relatives. My family were on the 1830 Vermillion Co census > before moving to Putnam. If you go on www.google.com and enter Black Hawk > War you can find the veterans list. > > William Morgan Hart moved to present-day Mercer County in 1839. (His first > and second wives were sisters of my ggg grandfather) This was in Ruth Hart's > book about him. > > "In May of 1832, William Morgan Hart enlisted at Hennepin, Putnam County, > Illinois, to fight in the Black Hawk War. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain > William Haws Company. This Confrontation with the Sauk (Sac) and Fox > Indians, led by Chief Black Hawk lasted only a few months in the summer of > 1832, at Hennepin, Illinois. We find a record of his service at the National > Archives in Washington, DC Included in the file is an application dated 1855 > in Mercer County, Missouri, which shows William Morgan Hart applying for the > Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under a recent Act of Congress based > on his service in the Black Hawk War. He was issued Warrant # 80817 for 160 > acres of land. The records do not show where this land might have been > located, and we know nothing more of the disposition of the Warrant or the > 160 acres of land." > > Other members of my Hart family also served in that war were my gggg uncles > John Hart, Mathias Hart and William H. Hart . > > "Andrew Friend fought in the Black Hawk War in Northern Illinois in the early > 1830's - the same War in which Dallas Hart's uncle, William Morgan Hart > fought." > > (Andrew's daughter married the nephew of Wm Morgan Hart. Other members of my > Hart family also served in that war were my gggg uncles John Hart, Mathias > Hart and William H. Hart .) > > "John served in the Black Hawk War in 1832 as a Corporal in Captain William > Haw's Company." > > "The next year, 1831, we find Mathias and family have moved north west in > Illinois to Putnam County, along with other members of his family. Mathias > served as a Private in Captain George Willis' Company of Mounted Volunteers > in Black Hawk War, 1832. He enlisted 21 May 1832 and served until the > Indians had been driven from the area, being mustered out 18 June 1832." > > "William Hart served as a Private in Captain William Haws' Company of > Illinois Volunteers, in the Black Hawk War in northern Illinois in the summer > of 1832. We have included a brief history of this War in the section of this > book on William's father, Peter Hart. We have been told, that Elizabeth > Hubbard Hart applied for a pension based on William's service in this War, > after she was widowed. If this is true, the National Archives in Washington, > D. C. has "misplaced" the file on William Hart, as we were told, that the > Archives, has no record of his service, nor of a pension for his wife." > > Do you have any Harts in your family? > > Marcia Hart Wilson > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message with only the word "unsubscribe" to MOMERCER-L-request@rootsweb.com. > > >

Hi Jerry It is great of you to offer to help. I could use anything you may have on Oliver Ernest Shipley, particularly, his adoption and birth family, and on his wife's family, the Gloshens. Her name was Mary E. Gloshen and she was the daughter of John and Martha Snyder Gloshen. Oliver usually went by Ernie according to oral family information. Thank you Barb Shipley Lemley

1. 1850 census of Mercer Co., Missouri Household 26 BROWN, Thomas 43 m TN Kissah 44 f KY Susan 19 f MO John 13 m MO Sarah 12 f MO Margaret 6 f MO Household 180 BROWN, John 47 m TN Margaret 35 f TN Samuel 14 m MO Jeremiah 12 m MO William 11 m MO Sarah 9 f MO John 5 m MO Hiram 4 m MO Henry 1 m MO Ancestors of Samuel Brown Generation No. 1 1. Samuel Brown, born Abt. 1813 in Tennessee. He married (1) Catherine "Hiley" Petree Abt. 1834 in Ray Co., Missouri. She was born Abt. 1816 in Tennessee. Notes for Samuel Brown: 1. 1850 census of Mercer Co., Missouri. . Page 26 in the census book printed by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry Box 206 Chillicothe, Missouri. Household 342 BROWN, Samuel 37 m TN Hily 33 f TN Mary 15 f MO Isaac 12 m MO William 7 m MO Benjamin 6 m MO Thomas 4 m MO Jasper 2 m MO 2. 1860 census of Madison Township, Mercer Co., Missouri. Page 90 in the census book printed by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry Box 206 Chillicothe, Missouri. BROWN, Samuel 45 m TN Catherine 46 f TN Samuel 13 m MO Joseph 11 m MO J. C. 9 m MO Sarah 7 f MO N. C. 5 f MO WILLIAMS, James 16 m MO M. J. 12 f MO 1. 1870 Census of Madison Township, Mercer Co., Missouri. Page 69 in the census book printed by the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. Household 139/138 Brown, Samuel 57 m TN Catherine 54 f TN Nancy 14 f MO Sarah 18 f MO More About Samuel Brown and Catherine Petree: Marriage: Abt. 1834, Ray Co., Missouri

Wanda If your Brown relatives who served in the Black Hawk War were the ones who enlisted from Vermillion Co Illinoisnthen they likely were serving alongside some of my Hart relatives. My family were on the 1830 Vermillion Co census before moving to Putnam. If you go on www.google.com and enter Black Hawk War you can find the veterans list. William Morgan Hart moved to present-day Mercer County in 1839. (His first and second wives were sisters of my ggg grandfather) This was in Ruth Hart's book about him. "In May of 1832, William Morgan Hart enlisted at Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois, to fight in the Black Hawk War. He was a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain William Haws Company. This Confrontation with the Sauk (Sac) and Fox Indians, led by Chief Black Hawk lasted only a few months in the summer of 1832, at Hennepin, Illinois. We find a record of his service at the National Archives in Washington, DC Included in the file is an application dated 1855 in Mercer County, Missouri, which shows William Morgan Hart applying for the Bounty Land to which he may be entitled under a recent Act of Congress based on his service in the Black Hawk War. He was issued Warrant # 80817 for 160 acres of land. The records do not show where this land might have been located, and we know nothing more of the disposition of the Warrant or the 160 acres of land." Other members of my Hart family also served in that war were my gggg uncles John Hart, Mathias Hart and William H. Hart . "Andrew Friend fought in the Black Hawk War in Northern Illinois in the early 1830's - the same War in which Dallas Hart's uncle, William Morgan Hart fought." (Andrew's daughter married the nephew of Wm Morgan Hart. Other members of my Hart family also served in that war were my gggg uncles John Hart, Mathias Hart and William H. Hart .) "John served in the Black Hawk War in 1832 as a Corporal in Captain William Haw's Company." "The next year, 1831, we find Mathias and family have moved north west in Illinois to Putnam County, along with other members of his family. Mathias served as a Private in Captain George Willis' Company of Mounted Volunteers in Black Hawk War, 1832. He enlisted 21 May 1832 and served until the Indians had been driven from the area, being mustered out 18 June 1832." "William Hart served as a Private in Captain William Haws' Company of Illinois Volunteers, in the Black Hawk War in northern Illinois in the summer of 1832. We have included a brief history of this War in the section of this book on William's father, Peter Hart. We have been told, that Elizabeth Hubbard Hart applied for a pension based on William's service in this War, after she was widowed. If this is true, the National Archives in Washington, D. C. has "misplaced" the file on William Hart, as we were told, that the Archives, has no record of his service, nor of a pension for his wife." Do you have any Harts in your family? Marcia Hart Wilson

Good Evening! I want to thank you for the wonderful file you sent me, I just printed it out and it was 27 pages long! I also recently received some tidbits of information from a "cousin". In it, there are excerpts from "Mercer County Pioneer Traces, VOL I " page 12. Without going through the entire list of Old Settlers, Samuel Brown is listed as one of the early settlers of Mercer County, along with Benjamin, John, Thomas and Robert Brown, who we believe may be Samuel's brothers. Their parents were John Brown and Priscilla Essman. If this is the Samuel brown who married Hiley Petree, they were married in Ray Co abt 1834. I believe they moved to Mercer Co abt 1843. I was very interested to note that the Pioneer Traces also mentioned that Samuel and Thomas Brown built the first mill in Mercer county. Is there more information available about this mill? It also mentioned that Samuel Brown was a soldier in the Black Hawk War. I don't know much about this war except that it was fought in Illinois apparently. I would truly appreciate it if you can elaborate on any of this information. If I can help you with anything, I would be glad to share what we have learned about this family. Thank you again for all your time and effort! Wanda spegal

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X-Envelope-To: MOMERCER-L Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi - I have reached a dead end and would really appreciate some help in finding these answers. RHODA (DECKER) LINDSEY, b TN; d 14 May 1849, Mercer County, MO; m ARCHIBALD MORRIS LINDSEY (b 1807, d 1873). He is buried in Underwood Cemetery. But where is Rhoda buried? Would like information on any of her siblings or her parents. SARAH (FALLIS) HOLMES, daughter of ROBERT FALLIS * MARY JANE REED; m before December 1862 to PAUL HOLMES, b 1816, d 16 Mar 1885, Bethany, MO, buried Smith Cemetery. Sarah is listed on the 1870 Harrison County census with Paul and children but on the 1880 Harrison County census she is listed as divorced. When were they divorced. What happened to Sarah after 1880? Did she remarry? When did she die and where is she buried. Also, on the 1870 Harrison County census PAUL and SARAH (FALLIS) HOLMES are shown with a son, Samuel, b ca 1868. He is not on the 1880 census. Did he die? I would appreciate any information regarding the above that is available. Thanks in advance Darlene > Finis Irvin Tipton was born 19 August 1903 near Harris in Sullivan Co., MO, > and died 11 November 1983 in Liberty, Clay County, MO. He was the son of > Charley Tipton and Sarah Melvina Anderson who were married April 3, 1918 in > Grundy Co., MO (she married second Solomon Cooper). On 14 October 1925 in > Princeton, Mercer County, MO, he married Opal Irene McLaughlin born 1911, > daughter of James Franklin and Lenora Jane (Dean) McLaughlin. > Finis is buried in the Half Rock Cemetery, Medicine Township, Mercer County, > MO. > Finis was the great-grandson of John Hiram and Nancy Cordelia (Munday) > Topton; and his siblings were Cordelia who married Guy McLaughlin, and Alice > who married Lovell Jacques. > I would like additional information on this family also. > I have quite a lot of Niccum information - some Cunningham, NO McLaughlin or > Tipton except what I've posted. > I have Finis and Opal's children as Francis Dale who married Peggy Leota > Cunningham and Sarah Jane who married Carroll Dean Schoenhals. > Randi > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John and Marla Kile <jmkile@gtmc.net> > To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 10:08 PM > Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] Anyone need help in Mercer County ? > > > > Jerry, > > > > I may have had contact with you in the past, but due to technological > > problems (my computer crashed), I have lost all my information. > > > > Do you have any info on any CUNNINGHAM, NICCUM, McLAUGHLIN, or TIPTON > > families? They have been in the Princeton area for as long as I can > > remember. > > > > Specifically those I am looking for is the parents of FINIS TIPTON born in > > 1905 or 1906. He is my brick wall and my great-grandfather. > > > > Thanks, > > Marla Kile > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> > > To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 11:35 PM > > Subject: [MOMERCER-L] Anyone need help in Mercer County ? > > > > > > > Hello list. I am a look up person at the Mercer Co. web site. I have > been > > > collecting information on ALL Mercer Co. families for several years. I > > have > > > most of them in my database and with your help maybe I can place the > rest > > of > > > them. I have the 1850-60-70-80 census, marriage book H and G and those > > only > > > cover the years around 1900, 5 county history books, many in Grundy and > > > Harrison counties and the Wayne Co., Iowa cemetery book, census books > for > > > Grundy, Putnam, Suillivan, in MO and 1850 for Wayne Co., Iowa. I can > make > > a > > > complete inventory of all family history books and source books in my > home > > > library if anyone one wants one. I am here to help if you need it. Give > me > > a > > > hollar. 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I've been looking forever for the parents and siblings of my 3G Grandfather James Riley Cox. James was born in 1821 in KY and died in 1902 in Mercer or Grundy County. He married Nancy Cartmill on 26 Oct 1876 in Grundy County where he worked as a blacksmith. If anyone can shed additional light of this family, I would greatly appreciate it. Regards, James ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] Cox & Johnson families > In a message dated 12/2/2001 7:51:01 PM Central Standard Time, > JudyJDM@aol.com writes: > > > > Speaking of the Cox family - Does anyone know which Cox and Johnson families > > > > Do you have any first names? Cox especially is a very common name in Mercer > County. > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Yes, count in my accolades, Jerry has been quite a help with BATSON's and McCULLOUGH's Thank you Jerry. Blessed Christmas to you and yours, Janet Sister in Christ Cousins in Genealogy, For GOD so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-179:26 Researching surnames: Batson, McCullough, Stottlemyre, Long, Banyai, Rasmussen, Hansen, Repase(i), Baker, Minshall, Fiveash, Morris, Kimball, Abney, Keaster, Hufford, Summers, Vestal, Canady, Treat and Charleton. ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] RAILSELLER > In a message dated 12/3/2001 1:39:22 PM Central Standard Time, > SIMPSTONE@aol.com writes: > > > > I know some left to go out "west", but others after living in Decatur Co > > for > > 15 to 20 years and were 50 to 60 yrs of age sold out and moved on. Was > > there > > > > My own opinion why people moved on is probably the same as it is today. More > opportunities, cheaper land, better land, better weather. Usually the younger > generations were the ones that moved and the older family members moved with > them. The civil war before and after also played into the moves. My Putnam > line were against the war and moved from Ohio to Mercer Co., Missouri because > it was neutral. My Henderson ancestors were given land in Mercer for serving > in the war and moved from Illinois to claim it. In those days they did not > have fertilizers. The land would get farmed out and would be unproductive. I > don't think you can pick out any one reason why people moved and why some > stayed. Jerry > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message with only the word "unsubscribe" to MOMERCER-L-request@rootsweb.com. > > >

Would anyone on the list have any knowledge of who J. C. BARKER of the Tindall Community was? I have a copy of his obit and believe there may be a connection to my ROSS-OWENS line. Two Ross daughters married Barker boys and J. C. may be one of their children. Mr. Barker is buried at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens and I do not have any dates of birth or death. Can anyone help? Richard Ross ----------------------------------------------- Iowa Migration Project Coordinator http://www.geocities.com/iamigrations/ Surname Project Coordinator (ALHN) http://www.geocities.com/a2z_alhn/ Missouri State Coordinator (ALHN) http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~rkross/missouri/ Iowa State Coordinator (ALHN) http://iowastate.topcities.com/index.html Wayne County Coordinator (IA AHGP) http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~rkross/ Iowa State Coordinator (IA AHGP) http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~rkross/iowa/ Putnam County Coordinator (MOGenWeb)) http://www.rootsweb.com/~moputnam/ Lyme City Coordinator (CTGenWeb) http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctclyme/ ----------------------------------------------- TERRY'S CEMETERY RESTORATION & REPAIR http://monumentrepair.com/ ROSS FAMILY HISTORY CENTER http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rkross/ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

In a message dated 12/3/2001 1:39:22 PM Central Standard Time, SIMPSTONE@aol.com writes: > I know some left to go out "west", but others after living in Decatur Co > for > 15 to 20 years and were 50 to 60 yrs of age sold out and moved on. Was > there > My own opinion why people moved on is probably the same as it is today. More opportunities, cheaper land, better land, better weather. Usually the younger generations were the ones that moved and the older family members moved with them. The civil war before and after also played into the moves. My Putnam line were against the war and moved from Ohio to Mercer Co., Missouri because it was neutral. My Henderson ancestors were given land in Mercer for serving in the war and moved from Illinois to claim it. In those days they did not have fertilizers. The land would get farmed out and would be unproductive. I don't think you can pick out any one reason why people moved and why some stayed. Jerry

Hi List, Yes Jerry is a wonderful person. He sent me my Cunningham file in detail. He is one of the rare people who goes above and beyond. I want to say a special Thanks to Jerry again for all the help he has given me. I also would like to ask Jerry if there is anything in his vast library that explains why alot of people left the Decatur Co IA area in the early 1880's. I know some left to go out "west", but others after living in Decatur Co for 15 to 20 years and were 50 to 60 yrs of age sold out and moved on. Was there an economic downturn in this area at this time? I would appreciate any insight that Jerry or any of you might have. Thanks, Sandi

----- Original Message ----- From: <GlowingGJG@aol.com> To: <McCullough-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:43 PM Subject: [McCullough-L] McCulloughs in IA > Is anyone out there working on McCulloughs in Iowa? My one and only > McCullough that I've been able to track is ELLEN EUDORA McCULLOUGH b 1873 > (possibly Atlantic IA), d 1914 WA state, m George A BUCKLEY 1892 Atlantic, > Cass county IA. Her father was JOHN T McCULLOUGH, mother ELLEN J WILSON. > Would love to find someone working on this line. Gloria in WA state > > >

I have had several e-mails wanting my book list. Here they arev with links to web sites where to buy them. Jerry Jones Books I own Mercer County, Missouri 1. 1850 and 1860 census purchased from Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry Box 206 Chillicothe, Missouri 64601 <A HREF="http://www.execpc.com/~pipesb/elsbery.htm">Mrs Ellsberry's Catalog</A> 2. 1870 census book purchased from the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/mcghs.html">Mercer County, MO Genealogical & Historical S...</A> 3. 1880 census of the whole United States purchased from LDS. This comes as a set of about 55 CD’s with an index of the whole US. The cost is about $50.00. <A HREF="http://search.aol.com/redirect.adp?appname=QBP&query=%c7%d0%a8%bb%a9%58%96%0d%6e%05%67%66%64%87%8d%1f%cc%9f%b1%c2%f5%e1%39%34%99%16%e9%6f%63%1b%0f%7f%a5%a4%05%1c%e3%af%d1%3e%d0%8a%cd%36%c9%5b%b6%98%29%c3%53%47%18%f8%a0%29%75%23%d6%25%04%ae%96%fe%59%fe%3f%00%88%f6%e2%c1%ed%e4%d7%70%e4%6b%ed%04"> LDS web site</A> 4. Early Will Records of North Central Counties of Missouri Caldwell, Daviess, Grundy and Mercer Counties purchased from Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry Box 206 Chillicothe, Missouri 64601 5. History of Harrison and Mercer Counties 1888. Purchased from the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. As a re-print last year. 6. The one and only cemetery book. I had the Mercer Co., Missouri library make a copy of theirs. 7. Linn’s 1976 History of Mercer County, Missouri. This book is out of print. I bought mine this year from a lady from Sumner, Missouri. It is out of print. 8. The Mercer, Mercer County Missouri 1972 and 1976 history books. These are out of print and were in the family. 9. Pioneers of North Central Missouri by Marlin A. Field. I don’t know if it is out of print or not. 10. The 3 Vol. Set of the very nice 1997 "Mercer County Pioneer Traces" printed by the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. 11. Marriage books G and H purchased from the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. 12. A copy of Mildred Cructhers scrap book. This was copied and sent to me by Leland Adams formally of Spickard, Missouri and now of Kansas. Mildred is his aunt. Mildred and her mother collected about 800 obits of the people of Mercer County and the Spickard area of Grundy County. These go back to the 1920’s. Also other articles about big news, weddings etc. She is 80 and still living and probably still clips to this day. They are in a large note book by dates. Grundy County. 1. History of Grundy County, Missouri 1881. This has been reprinted and can be bought here. <A HREF="http://www.higginsonbooks.com/">Higginson Book Company - Publishers, Printers...</A> 2. The Spickard Centennial book 1871-1971 and 125 years of History of Spickard, Missouri 1871-1995. Write Mary Hall 616 Pine St. Spickard, Missouri 64679 or call 660-485-6139 Harrison County 1. History of Harrison County Missouri 1921. This has been reprinted <A HREF="http://www.higginsonbooks.com/"> Higginson Book Company - Publishers, Printers...</A> 2. Cainsville and Community History. A cousin bought one at an auction for me. It is out of print. 3. Harrison County Bicentennial History 1776-1976. I also bought this from a lady at Sumner, Missouri. It is out of print. 4. 1850 census book. 5. Parts of the cemetery book copied by the Mercer County Library. 6. Marriage Records of Harrison County, Missouri Books 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 17-Feb-1917-1-Dec-1932 purchased from the Harrison Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. Putnam County 1. 1850 census book purchased from Elizabeth Ellsberry Sullivan County 1. 1850 census book purchased from Elizabeth Ellsberry Wayne Co., Iowa 1. The cemetery book with the supplement printed in 1978 and 1991. It is probably out of print now. I bought mine from an estate. 2. Lineville-Clio Iowa 1840-1994 printed by Josephine Johnson of Lineville, Iowa. She probably has copies left. Josephine Johnson Lineville, Iowa 50147 515-876-2755 3. Early Times in Lineville, Iowa and Family History of Miles A. Wasson & Kin Vol. 1 and II purchased at the Wayne Co., Iowa Museum at Corydon. Family History and Genealogies 1. Our Cox Cousins 2. Early Fairchilds in America 3. Morgan Stratton . Stanley. Byrd. Brower. Tong. Platt 4. The Henckel Genealogy 5. Teter Descendants of Hans Jorg and Maria Dieter 6. From the Rhine to the Shenandoah. This book has a chapter on my Orndorff family. 7. An Orndorff Family 8. The Putnam-Lester Family Record. 9. Our Wheeler Family 10. Warford-Fisher-Kaes-Kuhl-Stout-Pinckney 11. Keith’s Typescript With Additions Vol. 1-2-3- This is the Broyles family history book. <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/kenbroy.html">John K. (Ken) Broyles, Sr. Publications</A> 12. Broyles Family Ties Vol. 4 and 6 13. Early History of Dycus, Dicus families (Dykes, Dikes, Dyches) 14. Goin & Variants Family of Thomas Goin of Claiborne Co., Tennessee 1750, Va. 1838, TN. 15. Footsteps of our Fathers , Williams, Tyes, McDormans, Pridhams & The Times Of Their Lives. Source Documents of our lines 1. Surnames- Jones, Putnam, Collings, Collins, Stratton, Goin, Tong, Benson, Orndorff, Glass, , Broyles, Gibson, McCarty, Willis, Wiggins, Dykes, Morgan, Henderson, Cox, Rockhold, Sullivan, Duncan, Wyeth, Jordan, Hagan, Conger, Constable, Fairchild, Hays, Hayes, Browning, Hampshire, McKinzie, Spurgin, Graham, Weesner, Eidson, Finney, Van Fossen these are most of our lines buried in North Missouri and South Iowa. Mercer County Missouri Gen. Soc. publication sales list. Mercer County Genealogical & Historical Society P.O. Box 97Princeton, Missouri 64673 Any questions regarding membership or ordering information can be directed to <A HREF="mailto:kenr@grm.net">Barb Roberts</A> kenr@grm.net or <A HREF="mailto:backwood@grm.net">Jennie Vertrees</A> backwood@grm.net Join the Society: Annual dues are $10.00. All members receive a copy of four quarterly newsletters, and unlimited newsletter queries. Send your check together with your name and address to the above address.Items for Sale: <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/#top">Return to top</A> The Mercer County Missouri History Book Pioneer Traces,Vol. I, II, and III is still available for purchase while supplies last.Volumes I & II - 960 pages combined. Both volumes are fully indexed by surname with over 2500 family histories with pictures included. They also include general county history, business advertisements, dedications and memorials.Volumes I & II -- $100.00 ppd Volume III - 276 pages, fully indexed by surname. The book is sectioned into the nine different townships within the county. It contains over 20 maps which include the original survey maps circa 1835, plus a new township map for each section that depicts the locations of all the towns, schools, churches and cemeteries. Within each township section is a history of the township, the towns, the schools, the chuches and the cemeteries with the veterans listed in each cemetery by the war of participation. It also includes the history and settlements and the family histories of the Afro-American coummunities in Marion and Sommerset townships. There are hundreds of photographs included within this book, as well as histories of some organizations. There are excerpts from old newspaper articles and excerpts from old diaries, some dated back to the 1850´s loaned to us for printing in these books. The end pages of each book contain collages of old barns, houses, fashion and modes of transportation.Volume III -- $50.00 ppdThree Volume set -- $150.00 ppd Reprints of the 1888 Mercer and Harrison County History Book are available for $75.00, which includes shipping and handling. This book includes a complete surname and given name index, some history both Harrison and Mercer Counties. The county histories are listed separately, but the index is for the entire book. 1877 Atlas of Mercer Co, MO, reproduced to 8 1/2 x 11, fully indexed -- $10.00 plus $1.50 postage if mailed. 1897 Atlas of Mercer Co, MO, reproduced to 8 1/2 x 11, fully indexed -- $10.00 plus $1.50 if mailed. Mercer County Marriage Records from Book G (first records following 1898 courthouse fire). Listed alphabetically by groom´s surname. Includes index of bride´s names. -- $6.25 1870 Mercer County Census, listed alphabetically by Township; includes a surname index. -- $30.00 plus $5.00 for shipping. 1880 Mercer County Census, indexed and annotated.-- $30.00 + $5.00 for shipping. Back issues of Pioneer Traces newsletters are available: 1982 (first year) -- $1.00 1984 to 1997 -- $8.00 for each yearOrder From: Mercer Co. MO Genealogical & Historical Society P.O. Box 97 Princeton, MO 64673For more information contact <A HREF="mailto:backwood@grm.net">Jennie Vertrees</A> backwood@grm.net or (660) 748-4104; or <A HREF="mailto:windsong@grm.net">Randi Ferguson</A> windsong@grm.net or (660) 748-4755.All prices are postage paid, with the exception of the two atlases and the two census books. The Mercer County Genealogical & Historical Society is a tax-exempt organization. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~momercer/mcghs.html">Mercer County, MO Genealogical & Historical S...</A>

Thanks very much Jerry. A nice Christmas present. Donna Bray braydon29@kc.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 9:12 PM Subject: [MOMERCER-L] Crum(b) Family > In a message dated 12/2/2001 10:26:32 AM Central Standard Time, > braydon29@kc.rr.com writes: > > > > Jerry: Is it real? I have been looking for Merida (Marady) Crumb for 20 > > > > This may or may not be the same family in 1860 and 1880. They are not in the > 1870 book that I could find. They are also not in the cemetery book. I would > check either Shelby or Putnam Co., Indiana for the birth place of Merida / > Marady Crum(b) > > 1860 census of Ravanna Township, Mercer Co., Missouri. > Household 479 > > CRUM, Merida 27 m IN > Jane 32 f TN > S. E. 4 f MO > M. A. 3 f MO > W. T. 11/12 m MO > Sally 63 f OH > > > Census Place: Cottonwood, Mercer, Missouri > Source: FHL Film 1254703 National Archives Film T9-0703 Page 28D > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Marady CRUMB Self M M W 52 IN > Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: VA > Sarah E. CRUMB Wife F M W 34 MO > Occ: Housekeeping Fa: IN Mo: TN > Thomas CRUMB Son M S W 21 MO > Occ: Laborer Fa: IN Mo: TN > John CRUMB Son M S W 20 MO > Occ: Laborer Fa: IN Mo: TN > Wesley CRUMB Son M S W 17 MO > Fa: IN Mo: TN > > Census Place: Cottonwood, Mercer, Missouri > Source: FHL Film 1254703 National Archives Film T9-0703 Page 28D > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Susan E. CRUMB Dau F S W 16 IA > Occ: At Home Fa: IN Mo: TN > Josephine CRUMB Dau F S W 10 IA > Fa: IN Mo: TN > James CRUMB Son M S W 11M MO > Fa: --- Mo: --- > Cora E. CRUMB Sister F S W 8M MO > Fa: --- Mo: --- > John BRAY SonL M M W 20 IN > Fa: NC Mo: NC > > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message with only the word "unsubscribe" to MOMERCER-L-request@rootsweb.com. >

Personally I am looking for anything on Merida(Marady) and SarahCrum, lived in Mercer Co. in the 1880 census. Donna Bray braydon29@kc.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <SIDMANONE@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] Princeton Cemetery > I spent a feew weeks in Mercer Co. over the past several years. Linn's book > is recommended by everybody including the local funeral homes. I did not > talk with the trustees of the Princeton Cem. I was able to locate my > greatgrandfathers grave, but it too is poorloy marked as the stone is worn to > the extent that I will need to have the government repair or replace it. > > Good luck and what were the mames you are looking for? > > Thanks, > > Chuck > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Wow It looks like several of us are related to the Swopes, Jerry I would like a copy of the Swopes information also. And Thanks for the help Jerry. My line ends with Mary Swope who died in TN, but her daughter Margaret Loe moved to Mercer-Grundy county MO. Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: <RAILSELLER@aol.com> To: <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] Anyone need help in Mercer County ? > In a message dated 12/2/2001 8:04:19 PM Central Standard Time, > wkss@theofficenet.com writes: > > > > I would love to have a copy of the SWOPES info as well. I am not directly > > related to them however, I believe that George W Swopes is a son of James > > Parker Swopes and Rutha Emaline BROWN, is that right Louise? > > > > Yes he is. I will send the file by private e-mail. Jerry Jones > > ______________________________

I spent a feew weeks in Mercer Co. over the past several years. Linn's book is recommended by everybody including the local funeral homes. I did not talk with the trustees of the Princeton Cem. I was able to locate my greatgrandfathers grave, but it too is poorloy marked as the stone is worn to the extent that I will need to have the government repair or replace it. Good luck and what were the mames you are looking for? Thanks, Chuck

Does anyone have or know where a tract or plot location map of the Princeton Cemetery could be found? I have a couple of ancestors buried there, according to the Linn's county cemetery book. However, either they did not have monuments or the markers have deteriorated over time. Thanks! -Judy